Gene Hoglan | |
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.jpg) Hoglan with Testament in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eugene Victor Hoglan II |
| Also known as | The Atomic Clock, The Human Drum Machine |
| Born | August 31, 1967 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, death metal, thrash metal, industrial metal |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Member of | Dark Angel, Dethklok, Pitch Black Forecast, Tenet |
| Formerly of | Old Man's Child, Testament, Death, Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory, Meldrum, Forbidden, Viking, Zimmers Hole |
| Website | hoglanindustries |
Eugene Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967) is an American drummer, acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including use of abstract devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms. Though his playing style is very technically demanding, he retains high accuracy at extreme tempos, earning him the nicknames "The Atomic Clock" and "Human Drum Machine".
Hoglan has played for numerous metal bands across his career. He first established himself as the drummer of Dark Angel in the 1980s, and began to expand his repertoire in the early 1990s after that band split up. Since then, he has played for Death, Strapping Young Lad and the solo projects of its frontman Devin Townsend, Fear Factory, Dethklok and Testament, amid two Dark Angel reunions and participation in several other side projects. He released his own album, the Gene Hoglan: The Atomic Clock DVD, and served as Testament's longest-serving drummer.
Hoglan was featured on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine in November 2010. He also won Terrorizer magazine's Reader's Poll for Best Drummer 2010, and Modern Drummer magazine nominated Hoglan for Best Metal Drummer, and Best Recorded Performance (for Dethklok's Dethalbum II) on their 2011 ballot. He was nominated for Best Drummer in Revolver magazine's 2010 Reader's Poll.